1. Developing effective medical products (antimalarials) and research tools (diagnostic and surveillance ) for resource poor locations with the view to control tropical vector borne diseases such as malaria and dengue 2. Better understanding the pathobiology, antimalarial sensitivity profiles and Epidemiology of Plasmodium vivax. 3. Detailed studies of the biomechanical, cytoadhesive and nanostructure changes to red blood cell pre and post Plasmodium spp. infection